Beautiful Birthday Present

A few days ago an awesome lady with a great heart and a wonderful talent, sent me a beautiful present for my birthday :)

She's a dear friend and a sweet customer that is always sending me good vibes and I am very thankful for that...

I just want to share it with you because it really made my weekend and I am so happy with my new pair of earrings handmade with so much love... Thank you so much Taleda for being that fabulous woman!

I invite everybody to visit her shops and see what she has made:

Lady Ravens Creations on Etsy

Great Sale going on right now... Accepting offers!!

Mystic Dragyn

Beautiful creations, all about spiritual, mythical, magical and mystical jewelry...

Lady Ravens Creations on ArtFire

As well :)

Everybody have a wonderful day!

Love,

Susy

Soapy Pleasure Awesome Review!!

I am so pleased with this fantastic review made by Danielle on Youtube.
Danielle (aka. LeePoke) is a wonderful girl that always share her experiences with different beauty products with her channel subscribers and this time she was so sweet to made a Soapy Pleasure review and it was AWESOME!! I am so happy... Take a look :)



Feel free to subscribe to her channel and made comments or ask her questions, she always respond fast and nicely.

Also a remind, there is only three days left to win a soap of your choice, don't forget to participate at Ohio Girl Talk's

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings,

Susy
http://earthexpressions.etsy.com/
http://soapypleasure.etsy.com/

More jewelry in the making by Earth Expressions

Hello there!
I am in the making of my new collection of Jewelry called "Earth Fantasy".
All of them will have beautiful and stunning photography pieces of nature, mostly flowers as you see in the pictures and there will be earrings too :)

I am so excited with this new collection, as always my pieces will be made from wood, paper and resin and I am planning to combine them with sterling silver findings and chains.

I would love your comments and sharing, maybe next week I will be listing them on my Etsy Shop... Please keep tuned :)

Blessings,

Susy

http://earthexpressions.etsy.com/

http://soapypleasure.etsy.com/

Soapy Pleasure - Interview, Review and Giveaway

Hi there!

Just a quick note to let you know that I got my first Soapy Pleasure Review :)

Vanessa of Ohio Girl Talk's was so kind to post a great Interview & Review at her Blog and there is a Giveaway going on right now... I am so excited!

If you would love to win a delicious pampering handcrafted soap of your choice just click here:

http://ohiogirltalks.blogspot.com/2009/08/soapypleasure-interview-review-and.html

Blessings,

Sussy

http://soapypleasure.etsy.com/

http://earthexpressions.etsy.com/

Seth Godin on Social Networking

Seth Godin, a very respected writer of several bestselling books about Internet marketing, gives us a very interesting point of view about Social Networking for businesses, specifically Facebook and Twitter.

It really opened my eyes about being overwhelmed updating those accounts daily just to get views/followers... Does it really worth?

Could you share your experiences? It would be great for everyone to see your comments...

Thanks a lot!

Susy

Soapy Pleasure, handcrafted nourishing soaps

Hi there!!

After a long time of practicing the perfect recipe, testings, blending fragrances, taking pictures and working hard, my soap shop is now live :)

Soapy Pleasure is one of my dreams come through and was opened on July 14th, 2009 having a great acceptance by people on Etsy... I have four sales by now (Yay! me) and some local sales from friends that love my soaps.

All my soaps are enriched with a finest blend of moisturizing sweet almond oil, jojoba oil and Vitamin E, and some of them have additional natural ingredients that are beneficial for your skin.

Almond oil is an excellent emollient suitable for all skin types, soothing and softening your skin while conditioning and promoting a clear young looking complexion. It balances the moisture in the body and helps to restore it combating itching and inflammation.

Jojoba oil is a liquid wax that has the best affinity to human skin, operating almost the same way human sebum (oil) does, so it is easily absorbed by your skin moisturizing it without blocking the pores. Jojoba oil is hypoallergenic and has also restorative, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.

Vitamin E oil prevents water loss from the skin and helps to retain its natural moisture, acts an antioxidant which prevents the formation of free radicals on the skin and protects it from any kind of damage.

Thank you so much Suzanne from Texas for being my first happy customer on Etsy, I am so grateful for your support and I hope you are enjoying your soap.

I want to invite you to take a look at Soapy Pleasure, I will be adding new products daily and accepting custom requests. Additionally, if you want to buy from my two shops, any purchase you make from Earth Expressions will be shipped for free with your Soapy Pleasure order ...I could invoice you through Paypal or send you a refund.

Finally, I would love to share with you something amazing!
Etsy Adm handpicked one of my soaps to make the Front Page two days ago, I am so happy about that... Actually I missed it, but some friends on Etsy helped me to find the screen shot and here it is :)

Hope you have a great Sunday!

Blessings,

Susy

http://soapypleasure.etsy.com/

http://earthexpressions.etsy.com/

Lady Raven's Creations

Opposites Attract Necklace, originally uploaded by Lady Raven's Creations.

I am so pleased to feature the work of Taleda, one of my sweetest customers in the world and the owner of a wonderful jewelry shop named Lady Raven's Creations at Etsy.

Taleda is a wonderful lady that loves to create beautiful stunning jewelry while she is sitting in her easy chair listening to meditative music... As she says in her own words "I love creating jewelry because it brings me to a high level of inner Peace..."

She is also a Licensed and Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Bodyworker here in Nevada so, creating jewelry is a great complement to the way she loves to bring good vibes to people... Isn't that amazing?

Visit her shop at LadyRavensCreations.etsy.com or LadyRavensCreations.users.artfire.com and enjoy :)

Have a peaceful day,

Susy

Creative Bloggers Blog Ring

I want to thank sincerely to all my friends of Creative Bloggers for taking the time to visit my Blog and posting some of my links.

Now is my turn dear ladies, to showcase your talent and wonderful art! :)

Creature of Craft

Is a blog about crafts and the people behind them, owned by Jenny, a talented artisan that also is owner of J.Mack Gems an Etsy shop where you will find beautiful one-of-a-kind jewelry designs.

Handmade Stained Glass & Folk Art Collectibles by Coco

Coco Watkin is an artisan offering heirloom quality stained glass and hand painted folk art collectibles as gifts and home decor through ByCoco online stores at Etsy.com and Artfire.com

She is a wonderful artisan and make original decorative items, if you are thinking about decorating your home, take a look at her lovely creations...

Woolies Shop

Woolies is an Etsy Shop owned by Sara, a talented artist that love to knit and sew cute stuffed animals and dolls using all natural materials.

Sara also is owner of Busterandboo an Etsy Shop where you will discover unique artisan jewelry, often influenced by a bygone era.

The Polka Dot Press

Kim has an adorable blog about personalized stationery, gifts and life's little wonders, that I enjoyed visiting.

Kim has an online business called The Polka Dot Press as well and OMG!!! Everything is cute at there!! She has beautiful personalized stationary designs.

I will be featuring more talented artisans of Creative Bloggers next soon :D

Have a wonderful day!!!

Susy

Packaging & Shipping Tips

Handmade envelopes and bookmarks

Hello everyone!

I would like to share with you some tips about Packaging and Shipping that I was reading lately. For everybody who runs an online business, there are a few important things to take in consideration when mail your items to your customers.

Handmade Bookmarks using recycled papers

Your customer will have a good impression if the item arrives safely and attractively packaged, so, put a little extra effort in make your package original and secure. You can use stamps, tags, stickers, recycled materials, ribbons, paints, bubble wrap, padded envelopes, etc., to make it special... be artistic and innovative.

Add a nice handwritten "Thank You" note. That's your personal touch and your customer will love it :)

Decorated metal tin

Add a printed copy of the order. It will be very useful if by any chance the package got shredded in transit because the shipper would be able to find the address inside and send it safely to its destiny.

Add an extra gift if possible, maybe a sample of your work, a useful promotional item or just a candy.

A great idea would be to send a nice designed Gift Certificate, maybe your customer decides to activate it later and give it as a gift. That means more sales for you too :)

You can add a Discount Coupon and invite your customer to come back.

Add always a couple of your business cards.

Receiving a package from your shop must be a total great experience for your customers... If you have any more ideas to give a good impression to our customers with the packaging, I would love your comments.

Have a great day!

Susy

Earth Expressions

Featured on UWIB Blog - Unique Women on Business

UWIB is a wonderful group of women in business for themselves whether it be work at home moms, direct sales, handcrafting and selling, or women who just love shopping unique items.

I just want to share with you that I am a happy member of this wonderful group of ladies and I was featured today in their Blog.

If you like, you can read the complete post here... I am so excited!! And I was very comfortable with this interview... Thanks so much Erin!!

Erin Keys is who create this group that is growing each day and is doing an excellent work promoting and supporting all the members and sharing useful information frequently; also she is the owner and designer of "Femme Petal" a wonderful Etsy Shop where you can find beautiful jewelry vintage inspired and real vintage, designed and handcrafted with a really good taste.

Being a member of this team has been a great experience, they really support your work, promote it in different venues and share awesome information about online marketing and everything else.

There's only one condition to become a member and it's make a monthly purchase from another member of the group, the first one has to be from the person who referred you and the next ones from the member you like... if you want to cancel your membership, just don't make your monthly purchase and that's it!

If you are really interested in become part of this awesome group just visit

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Unique-women-in-buisness/

and take the plunge!

Positively,

Susy

Copper Wire Jewelry by Earth Expressions

Hi there,

As I promised in a previous post, I just want to show you what I am making with copper wire...


You can find these pieces in My Shop at great prices... I hope you like them...



I will list new items daily, special requeriments are welcome :)



Copper Jewelry in My Shop

Have a great day! Hugs... Susy.

Featuring "Skip to My Lue"

Skip to My Lue is one of Etsy's newest shops. The "doors" were opened in May 2009 by Denielle Lue. The shop features handmade items for women and babies. Denielle is a married mother of two wonderful kids, a 6 year old daughter and a 9 year old son and just celebrated her 11th wedding anniversary.

Denielle spent many years trying to find just the right hobby. She's tried beading, scrapbooking, sketching, crocheting and knitting and didn't really stick with any of them for too long. About 3 years ago she took a quilting class with a friend and has been hooked on sewing ever since. She enjoys creating anything that involves sewing. Her most recent projects consist of custom drapes, Buttercup Bags, totes and baby items.

For more information visit Skip to My Lue's blogsite at http://www.skiptomylue.com/ or support the shop at http://www.skiptomylue.etsy.com/. Additional pictures of her work are also available on Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/dlue.

Reversible Pendant Necklaces by Earth Expressions

Hi everyone!

I want so share with you my latest creation... The Reversibles...

Those are double sided pendants handcrafted using recycled paper and jewelry grade resin, on antique silver pendant frames. They come with a cord of your choice in a very beautiful decorated round tin..

They are Limited Edition and One of a Kind... I made only 18 of them and I have listed a few in my Etsy Shop at really good price and FREE SHIPPING.
I will be listing the rest of them this week. I invite you to take a look and convo me if you have any question or special requeriment.

Hope to see you there! :)

Blessings,

Susy

Yart Sale on Etsy already started!!

Art + Yard Sale = Yart!

Yes, it's funny, but you can't say is not creative :)

Etsy.com is celebrating the Second Annual Yart Sale and it's taking place from June 10 through June 14, 2009.

There are many art museums, artists, and groups that have yart sales annually to raise cash. What began last year as a casual conversation on the Etsy Supply Street Team (ESST) thread about destashing and raising fundsand now it's becoming a yearly tradition.

I invite you to visit us and take a look using the search box at the top of the page with the keywords "yart sale"

Here is my shop "Yart Sale Section" btw...

Blessings & have a Great day!

Leather and copper... I love it!

Copper wire is a very versatile material to work with and I love how it looks in modern jewelry. Handformed and hammered in different ways, accented with beads or just plane designs... just wire... no soldering or glueing, I will bring all my hands and tools can sculpt for you.

I'll keep my mind in organic & simple designs, I love nature and it inspires me everyday...
I love leather, It's a great complement for copper pendants, it's rustic and delicate at the same time... but as always, I have so many options of cords for your choosing.

New copper wire Jewelry Designs are coming soon, please keep tuned and have a great day...

A weekend of hope...

As so many people know, this weekend is The Weekend to End Breast Cancer® in Canada, organized by the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

This June 6-7, 2009 thousands of women and men will be participating in this special event walking 60 kilometres to support breast cancer and other women's cancers research, and services through the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

According to the National Cancer Institute of Canada, approximately 21,100 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and about 5,400 will die from the disease. And there are many other cancers that also affect women. That's why they are walking so far, to do something bold about breast cancer and other women's cancers.

One of my best friends is participating in this incredible adventure and It will be amazing if you would share this information and support them in their fundraising efforts.

If you or your friends are interested in making a donation you can go to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation website and click on DONATE TODAY link.

Every participant of this event has a personal site to encourage support and receive donations that will go 100% directly to the Fundation, my friend's site is this one: Jeska

As participants we honour lives lost, celebrate survivors, and help raise crucial funds to end breast cancer. It is through the support of people like you that they can ensure that the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation remains a place of hope and caring. I hope to bring an end to breast cancer forever...

I just found some Etsy Shops supporting the research for a cure for breast cancer, so, there are so many ways to help :)

Cards for a Cure Breast Cancer Awareness

Photoamato.etsy.com

Breast Cancer Awareness Sterling BELIEVE
Kymjewelry.etsy.com

Hope (Daughter) Bracelet

Cmacrina.etsy.com

Working on new designs...

Hi there!
After a long time of inactivity I was recently working on new graphic jewelry designs and I would love to get your opinions and sugestions about them :)
As always, I am using wood, paper and resin... but in a different way, just take a look:

Sweet bird taking care of her eggs...

Decoupaged with recycled paper and embellished with 3D paints and tiny marbles...

Recycled paper and wood, embellished with stamps and tiny marbles.

Decoupaged with recycled paper, accented with a handformed and hammered copper wire...

Currently sale on my Shop + Free Shipping http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5176871&section_id=5351977

As always, some cute findings...

From a fellow Etsyan Saru Star :

Galena Rock Ring - Unique design, beautiful style...

Saru Star Jewelry